Carpet fastening device



p v 15, 1970 J. 1.. DIPELESI 3,528,123.

CARPET FASTENING DEVICE Filed July 1, 1968 INVENTOR F's 3 JAMES L.DIPELESI United States Patent 3,528,123 CARPET FASTENING DEVICE James L.Dipelesi, Union Valley Road, Mahapac, N.Y. 10541 Filed July 1, 1968,Ser. No. 741,516 Int. Cl. A47g 27/04 US. CI. 16-16 6 Claims ABSTRACT OFTHE DISCLOSURE A carpet fastening device, adapted to be secured to asurface, having an elongated thin strip of rigid material with inclinedprotruding projections, and a layer of resilient padding material on thetop surface of the strip.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to securing fabriccoverings, more specifically carpeting, the floors and other surfaces.

PRIOR ART The laying of carpets and other floor coverings is arelatively old art. Originally carpets were secured in place with nailsor tacks. This technique was later improved on with the development ofcarpet securing strips. These strips in general have a relatively thinelongated base, typically of wood or plywood, which include upwardlyextending projections. The projections, typically nails are all inclinedin the same direction. In use the strips are secured to the floor alongthe edge of the room, or periphery of the area that the carpet is tocover. The carpet is then stretched and hooked on the projections.Variations of the securing strip were developed for ending the carpet,as for example across a doorway. Generally the strip included anupwardly extended flange along the leading edge. This flange could bebent over against the carpet after it was hooked in place.

When laying a carpet it is conventional to provide a relatively thickpad or cushion beneath the carpet. The pad is installed to abut thesecuring strip. The thickness of the pad usually is comparable to thethickness of the strip. Thus there is presented a generally smooth andflat upper carpet surface.

However, with this known arrangement the carpet over the securing stripswears at a faster rate than the carpet supported by the pad. This isparticularly noticeable when the carpet ends over a well traveled area,such as a doorway. The carpet immediately above the strip rapidlybecomes threadbare while the remaining carpet retains its originalcondition. The presence of the hooks may also accelerate the wear whichtogether with the hard unpadded surface results in rapid wear. Thissituation frequently necessitates the replacement of large expanses ofperfectly good carpet merely because a very small area is worn out.

There is thus presented a troublesome problem which prior to myinvention did not have a satisfactory solution.

It is the object of this invention to reduce the rate of carpet wearwhich occurs over carpet securing strips.

Another object of the invention is to provide a carpet securing stripwhich reduces carpet wear and is convenient to install and relativelyinexpensive.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION These and other objects are met by the carpetsecuring strip of my invention.

The carpet securing strip of the invention has an elongated base ofrigid material, a plurality of spaced sharp projections extendingoutwardly from the top surface of this base, and a resilient layer ofmaterial on the top surface between the projections. The resilient layerof mate- 3,528,123 Patented Sept. 15,, 1970 rial provides a cushion overthe hard upwardly facing surface of the base which reduces carpet wearover this region.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS GENERAL DESCRIPTION Referring now toFIG. 1 and FIG. 2 of the drawing, there is shown a first preferredspecific embodiment of the carpet fastening device of my invention. Thecarpet fastening device 10 has an elongated base 12 of rigid material.In the embodiment 10 the base is made of wood, preferably a strip ofplywood approximately one-fourth of an inch in thickness and aboutthree-fourths to one inch in width. It is understood, however, that thebase can be made of any suitable material and have any suitablethickness and width. A plurality of spaced sharp projections 14 extendupwardly from base 12 approximately onefourth of an inch. Theprojections, as most clearly indicated in FIG. 2 are transverselyinclined in a common direction. The projections 14 are typically nailsdriven through base 12. However, it is understood that the projectionscan be formed by any suitable elements or techniques.

A layer of resilient material 16 is provided on the top surface of base12. The layer 16 can be any suitable thickness but is typically on theorder of to of an inch. The layer can be made of any suitable resilientmaterial such as rubber, jute, loosely woven fabric, hair, plasticmaterial, foamed materials, or combinations thereof. The preferredmaterial is a relatively thin layer of foamed or cellular plastic. Thelayer 16 is preferably adhered to base 12 by any suitable adhesive.

The carpet strip 10 is installed in the same manner as a conventionalcarpet securing strip, namely by securing it to the floor and hookingthe carpet thereto. The additional layer of padding 16 makes a verysignificant difference in the wear characteristics of the finishedcarpet.

In FIG. 3 there is depicted still another preferred specific embodimentof my carpet fastening device 20. This type device is useful forusethrough doorways, or stopping the carpet in an open area. Device 20has a base 22 of metal, typically an elongated strip of aluminum.Projections 24, used to engage the carpet 26, are formed from base 22 bycutting serrations from the strip and bending them upwardly as shown. Anupwardly extending flange 28 is provided on the leading edge of base 22.In use carpet 26 is hooked into place in abutting relation to the flange28, and the flange bent downwardly against the edge of the carpet. Aresilient layer of material 30 is secured to the top surface of base 22to provide a padding for carpet 26. The layer is similar to layer 16 asdescribed in the embodiment described in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

The carpet fastening strip 20 is secured to the floor with nails 32, orother suitable means. If desired the strip can be formed into a channelconfiguration as shown in FIG. 3. In installing the carpet, the strip istypically secured, padding 32 is laid in abutting relation to strip 20,the carpet 26 hooked in place and flange 28 bent to securely hold theedge of the carpet.

While the invention has been particularly shown and described withreference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood bythose skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail can bemade therein without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention.

I claim:

1. In a carpet fastening device having an elongated base of rigidmaterial having a top substantially flat surface, and a plurality ofspaced sharp projections extending outwardly from the flat surface ofthe base and in clined in common transverse direction, the improvementcomprising, a resilient layer of material adhered to said base on saidrelatively flat surface to serve as a carpet pad whereby wear on acarpet over said device is reduced.

2. The carpet fastening device of claim 1 wherein said material of saidlayer is a layer of cellular material.

3. The carpet fastening device of claim 1 wherein said elongated base isa metallic strip, and said projections are upwardly extending serrationsof said strip.

4. The carpet fastening device of claim 3 wherein said metallic strip isprovided with a generally upwardly extending flange.

5. The carpet fastening device of claim 1 wherein said elongated base isa woo-d strip, and said projections are nails protruding through saidstrip.

6. The carpet fastening device of claim 1 wherein said material of saidlayer is fabric material.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,433,137 3/1969 Henderson 16l63,208,095 9/1965 Hill 1616 3,353,204 11/1967 Hill 16-16 BOBBY R. GAY,Primary Examiner D. L. TROUTMAN, Assistant Examiner

